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Kingsley Suamataia

Offensive Tackle, Kansas City Chiefs · #76.

Player facts

Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Offensive Tackle
Number: 76
Born: Jan 18, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Orem, UT, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 326 lbs
College: BYU
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

About

Kingsley Suamataia ( soo-wə-MAH-tə-EE-yə; born January 18, 2003) is an American professional football offensive guard for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and BYU Cougars.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kingsley Suamataia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Suamataia was born on January 18, 2003, in Orem, Utah. He is of Samoan and Hawaiian descent. He lived in his mother's hometown of Laie, Hawaii for part of his childhood, before moving back to Utah and attending Orem High School. A five-star recruit, he received offers from programs such as Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Utah and USC. He ultimately committed to play college football for the Oregon Ducks.

College career

During Suamataia's first year at Oregon in 2021, he was redshirted and only played in one game. After the 2021 season on October 26, Suamataia entered the transfer portal, reportedly. On November 5, 2021, Suamataia decided to transfer to Brigham Young University. During the 2022 season, Suamataia played in 12 games starting in all of them, and he did not allow a sack on the season. He was also named to the Freshman All-America Second Team by the Athletic and by College Sports News, additionally he was named All-Independent First Team Offense by College Football Network.

Personal life

As of May 2024, he was engaged to Lealani Falatea, a standout women's basketball player at Brigham Young University.

Suamataia has multiple cousins who have played in the National Football League. Active relatives include Penei Sewell (Detroit Lions); Noah Sewell (Chicago Bears); Nephi Sewell (New Orleans Saints), and Puka Nacua (Los Angeles Rams).

His uncle, C. J. Ah You, played in the NFL from 2007 to 2012 and as of 2024 was linebackers coach at Texas Tech. Another uncle, Richard Brown, played in the NFL for eight years from 1987 to 1996, and a third uncle, Isaac Sopoaga, played in the NFL for nine years from 2004 to 2013. His grandfather, Junior Ah You, is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

Suamataia is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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